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About Bidaragodu Village

Bidaragodu is a mid sized village in Tirthahalli tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,039, made up of 493 males and 546 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,108 females per 1000 males. The village covers 873.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577411, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bidaragodu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bidaragodu village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Tirthahalli
Pincode 577411
Area (hectares) 873.9 hectares
Population 1,039
Male Population 493
Female Population 546
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,108
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bidaragodu compares

By the 2011 count Bidaragodu is the 23rd largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 524 residents. Its 873.9 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1033.

Getting to Bidaragodu

Bidaragodu is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bidaragodu as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bidaragodu from other places

Bidaragodu lies about 63 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Barkur, about 46 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Bidaragodu
Nearest town Someshwar 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Tirthahalli 21 km
Nearest railway station Barkur 46 km
District headquarters Shimoga 63 km

Villages closest to Bidaragodu

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tirthahalli tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Bidaragodu

As per the Census of India 2011, Bidaragodu village had a population of 1,039. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 524 residents.

Bidaragodu village has 493 males and 546 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bidaragodu has about 1108 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1033.

The pincode recorded for Bidaragodu is 577411. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bidaragodu covers 873.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bidaragodu falls under Tirthahalli tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Bidaragodu is Barkur, about 46 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Bidaragodu.

Bidaragodu is about 63 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bidaragodu is in Tirthahalli tehsil of Shimoga district. Someshwar is about 13 km away. Tirthahalli is about 21 km away. Barkur is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Muthuvalli (1.6 km), Balehalli (1.7 km) and Malalur (3.0 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Bidaragodu today is likely to be higher.

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